# Agar Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/agar/ Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur # Agar Agar is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 258 households**, the 21st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 1,310people (2011) - 258households - 67.6%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Agar PIN code and other codes Agar falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGaroth - Census village code469461 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agar from nearby towns? - Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)99 km by road - Shamgarh (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Agar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Agar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandwasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Garoth - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Agar known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 57% of the 1,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Agar Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Agar · ■ Shamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **76% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **92% Tap water ****62%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****65%** **28% Television ****18%** **24% Mobile phone ****54%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Agar? ■ Agar · ■ Shamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **924 Working population ****57.6%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 323 (43%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shamgarh - Bhundiya1,446 people - Barkheda Rathaur1,414 people - Nariya Buzurg1,334 people - Bapchya1,313 people - Panderiya1,293 people - Hanumantya1,292 people - Barkheda Nayak1,282 people - Dhamaniya Diwan1,232 people [All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Agar from Mandsaur?99 km by road - What is the population of Agar?1,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agar in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Agar?67.6% (Census 2011)